Macrium recovery media - network drivers


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I notice when booting from Macrium recovery media, lots of Network and wi-fi drivers are loaded during startup.

As all my backups are on local disks, do I need these drivers?
Is there a way to remove or prevent loading of the drivers assuming I don't need them?
Loading the drivers takes a bit of time when booting the media
 

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BrianInEngland said:
I notice when booting from Macrium recovery media, lots of Network and wi-fi drivers are loaded during startup.

As all my backups are on local disks, do I need these drivers?
Is there a way to remove or prevent loading of the drivers assuming I don't need them?
Loading the drivers takes a bit of time when booting the media
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Unfortunately no - this is a request that has been made on the Macrium Forum Wish List.



You can speed things up a bit by not including wifi drivers when creating Rescue drive (only applies to WinRE as WinPE does not support wifi anyway).

Click advanced button, make sure wifi support button is not checked.

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It irritates me as well!
 
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cereberus said:
Unfortunately no - this is a request that has been made on the Macrium Forum Wish List.

You can speed things up a bit by not including wifi drivers when creating Rescue drive (only applies to WinRE as WinPE does not support wifi anyway).
Click to expand...
That's a shame, thanks for the response
 

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cereberus said:
Unfortunately no - this is a request that has been made on the Macrium Forum Wish List.



You can speed things up a bit by not including wifi drivers when creating Rescue drive (only applies to WinRE as WinPE does not support wifi anyway).

Click advanced button, make sure wifi support button is not checked.

View attachment 54261

It irritates me as well!
Click to expand...
Would be better if networking support was a selectable option too
 

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Windows 11 Pro 25H2 (RP channel)
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
MSI
CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 8-core
Motherboard
MEG X870E Godlike
Memory
64GB Corsair Titanium 6000/CL30
Graphics Card(s)
MSI Suprim 5080 SOC
Sound Card
Soundblaster AE-9
Monitor(s) Displays
ASUS TUF Gaming VG289Q
Screen Resolution
3840x2160
Hard Drives
Samsung 9100 Pro 4TB (gen 5 x4, system drive/games)
Samsung 990 Pro 2TB
Samsung 980 Pro 2TB
Samsung 870 Evo 4TB
Samsung 870 Evo 2TB
Samsung T9 4TB
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Seasonic PX-2200
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Bequiet! Dark Base Pro 901
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Noctua NH-D15S Chromax black
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Logitech G915 X (wired)
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